PRESS COMMUNIQUÉ
Paris, 17 March 1998

New Overview Of Nuclear Legislation In Eastern Europe

The OECD Nuclear
Energy Agency (NEA) announces the publication of a new study providing
an overview of current legislation governing the peaceful uses of nuclear
energy in Central and Eastern European countries and the New Independent
States.

This publication
focuses on the institutional and legal frameworks relevant to peaceful
uses of nuclear energy, which have been established in some 16 countries
in this area.

Information provided
includes descriptions of competent nuclear authorities, nuclear legislation
in force or at the drafting stage, as well as international agreements
on civil liability for nuclear damage and other conventions which have
been signed or ratified by the countries under review.

This new publication
of the Nuclear Energy Agency should be of interest to government, business
and industry, as well as academic circles interested in legislative and
regulatory developments in this area.